'Ekamevadhvitheeyam'
means "there is only one paramatma, no second entity".
This song opens almost exactly like the prominent score from the cult classic 'The Untouchables' with music by Ennio Morricone. Why Rahman chose to lift this so blatantly really beats me, even if figures in Baba for a few fleeting seconds! In the soundtrack of The Untouchables, this tune plays almost throughout the movie,
more so for the softer/sadder moments! I'm adding the track called 'Al Capone' which probably brings out the copy best, in my opinion!
Tip: Play the Baba number in full volume, the opening plays in
very low volume!

Malgadi
Shuba's 1991 Telugu pop song, 'Eddem Ante Teddam Antav',
from the album 'Chik pak chik bam', with music by Raj Koti,
seems to be the source of inspiration for Rahman's superhit
Gentleman song, 'Ottakatha Kattikko'. The first 2 lines'
flow, that is, nothing more. And, considerably spruced up in
Rahman style, of course! I recall reading Rahman's
apprenticeship as an arranger for other composers like
Ilayaraja, Ousepachan and Raj Koti, so a connection cannot
be ruled out as a coincidence. Plus, I'm not getting into a
guessing game which points to Rahman composing this tune
originally for Raj Koti since that's merely a conjecture!

There's another long-standing allegation that the Gentleman
track was in fact inspired by a much older Malayalam song, 'Kuyiline
thedi' from the 1954 film, 'Neelakkuyil', with music by
Raghavan K. I personally do not find that direct a
connection between this one and Ottagatha Kattikko. Plus,
the Raj Koti apprenticeship angle perhaps gives more weight
to the Telugu pop song connection. My opinion?
Far-fetched. No similarity strong enough to warrant a post
here. But, I'd let you decide!Listen toKuyiline thedi